We normally don’t dwell on F&Os in this space. However, it is good to know that, in the current circumstances, an upmove in the indices and...

Several celebrities and influencers have stopped endorsing food and beverage brands. This action follows increased regulatory oversight and...

Countries worldwide are lifting cannabis restrictions, leading to a global market resurgence. North America is spearheading this movement w...

Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration has warned Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff over advertisements for Vimal cardamoms, ...

Karnataka's one-year ban on gutkha has met with opposition from the BJP, who warn that the decision could adversely affect nearly 1.5 crore...

Karnataka gutkha ban: Karnataka has announced a one-year ban on the sale and distribution of tobacco and nicotine products, including gutkh...

The Bombay High Court has told the Tukaram Mundhe-led Maharashtra FDA to use its powers judiciously after Cadila Pharmaceuticals challenged...

Karnataka has banned gutkha and pan masala products for one year. The ban follows warnings from Chief Minister DK Shivakumar about intoxica...

As per the Tobacco Institute of India (TII), in India, illicit cigarettes represent nearly one-fourth of the domestic market, with estimate...

OTT platforms may soon be mandated to display anti-tobacco warnings and disclaimers as are seen in movies screened in theatres and in telev...

The NGO Shram has already written to the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on the issue urging to...

The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has started internal discussions on the policy implication of licensing for the se...

Under plain tobacco packaging currently followed only in Australia, logos, colours, imagery and promotional information are not allowed on ...

ITGA has claimed that more than $1 billion have been pumped into anti-tobacco movement in last two years by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundati...

The farmers who represent 48% of India’s farm land under tobacco cultivation are facing an unprecedented threat to their livelihoods.

FCV tobacco is grown in AP & Karnataka. According to the association, farmers of FCV tobacco in these states don’t have any viable alternat...

Tobacco continues to be the company's bread and butter and an area that is being threatened by regulation and heavy taxation across the wor...